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02/25/2003 04:16:11 PM · #1 |
From the stats it looks like a DSC-F717 without the good lens, including hologram AF assist. It's fitted with a Zeiss vario-sonnar 2.8-4, 4x optical zoom. It's got tone and colour saturation control, however, which the F717 doesn't have. Still only 3 frames continuous drive. I wonder what the next F-series camera will be like...
DPReview preview of the Sony DSC-V1
Message edited by author 2003-02-25 16:17:00. |
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02/25/2003 04:45:53 PM · #2 |
It has a different CCD as well.
The F717 has 2/3" sensor = 8.80x6.60 mm
The V1 has a 1/1.8" one = 7.18x5.32 mm
They stack the same amount of photodiodes on a ccd that is 66% of the size of the F717's ccd. That also means that each photodiode is smaller, resulting in more noise and lower low-light performance.
I say this to prevent people from thinking that this is a cheaper mini F717 with the same resolving power.
The smaller CCD is the reason that they can use a smaller lens as well. The same quality optics, but you loose one stop of aperture on the wide open side, and that is a lot. :(
Anyway, I wonder what it will do. It could be a great thing to replace the P1. It seems to fit in the pocket of motorcycle jacket very well and I like how you get a lot of control. And a hotshoe, nice.
edit= B1 changed into V1
Message edited by author 2003-02-26 13:16:59.
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02/25/2003 07:18:50 PM · #3 |
| Indeed, I didn't mean it as a quality comparison. I find it troubling, the trend toward smaller lenses and smaller sensors. Why have a slower lens than the s85? There'll be almost no control over depth of field with such a small maximum aperture. Sure it's a nice little camera, but ultimately it'll be used as a point-and-shoot. |
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02/26/2003 01:24:20 PM · #4 |
I could understand it if they are going to quit making S85-type camera's and switch to things like the V1 AND a Sony dSLR for a reasonable price with a Nikkor mount (I say Nikkor because I am very interested in a couple of their lenses).
On the other hand, why smaller? You could fit a full frame sensor in a normal body and fit normal optics. The Agfa Optima 535 I still have somewhere was of a perfect size and that is a late seventies camera.
Before I went digital I have shot with an APS camera (Canon Z50) for a while, but the quality really sucks. Also smaller film/smaller optics problem.
edit: There is no D85, changed to S85 :)
Message edited by author 2003-02-26 16:07:39.
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